Maybe he was holding back precisely because she was a woman. In a straight up no holds barred fight, unless she is Buffy the vampire slayer, always bet on the man. The bigger opponent wins its that simple.
But he maybe just let her wail on him because he knew he would win if he hit her without pulling his punches.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.